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#TellAFeministThankYou is trending on Twitter and the ensuing feminist lovefest is kind of making my Tuesday. Check out some highlights (both the good and the troll-liciously bad) and then go add your voice to the mix!

These were all wonderful and made me feel very warm and cuddly. But of course it wouldn’t be a discussion of feminism on Twitter if it didn’t bring out some HILARIOUSLY bad trolls, reproduced here for your amusement:

#TellAFeministThankyou for convincing men and women that self interest more important than interests of their children.

Brooklyn, NY

Lori Adelman is a writer and advocate focusing on race, gender, and sexual and reproductive rights. In addition to her work at Feministing, Lori is an Associate Director at Planned Parenthood Global. Lori has previously worked at the United Nations Foundation, the International Women’s Health Coalition, and Human Rights Watch, and has written for a host of print and digital properties including Rookie Magazine, The Grio, and the New York Times Magazine. She regularly appears on radio and television, and has spoken at college campuses across the U.S. about topics like the politics of black hair, transnational movement building, and the undercover feminism of Nicki Minaj. In 2014, she was named to The Root 100 list of the nation's most influential African Americans, and to the Forbes Magazine list of the "30 Under 30" successful people in media.

Lori Adelman is an Executive Director of Feministing in charge of Partnerships.

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